What are the different varieties of cactus?

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Leaf-shaped: shrub or tree plant, with tender flower stems and hard thorns, smaller florets and leaves, and larger florets and larger leaves; Palm-shaped: with a thick trunk, flat stems and leaves, large seeds, and arils Harder. Epiphytic type: nodular stems, with more aerial roots, funnel-shaped flowers, and late blooming.

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Leafed

Usually shrubs or trees. The stem is tender and the thorns are hard. Often leaves drop during dormant period. The radiation is relatively symmetrical and comes in white, pink, chrysanthemum and other colors. The fruit is fleshy and spherical. There are about 20 species in the genus 2 series: small mosaic and leaves are small, 1.5 cm; large mosaics and leaves are large, 8 cm.

Palm-shaped

Has a thick trunk with flat stems and leaves. Most of its leaves fall early and are cone-shaped. It has thorns that are not found in most species. The arils are hard and the seeds are large. There are about 300 species of this genus distributed throughout the Americas.

Epiphytic type

About 3 ribs, node-shaped stem, it has many aerial roots and can grow to about 10 meters. The funnel-shaped flowers bloom later, usually with red fruits, and the scales of the flower tube are leaf-like.

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